Basketball Recap: Noah Rau Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Hershey

Longhorns

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 vs Southern Valley	47
01/24/25 vs Hershey	37
12/28/24 vs Lexington	34
01/07/25 vs Dundy County-Stratton	31
02/01/25 @ Hershey	25
01/30/25 vs Holyoke	21

Chase County won the last time they faced Hershey and things went their way on Saturday too. The Chase County Longhorns were the clear victor by a 58-33 margin over the Hershey Panthers. The Longhorns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.

Chase County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Rau led the charge by dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Rau has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Lukas Fries, who posted 15 points and five boards.

Chase County's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-9. As for Hershey, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chase County has already played their next matchup (against St. Patrick's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hershey will face off against Kearney Catholic on Tuesday. Kearney Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.